Like the journey of music itself, Real Earth succeeds in weaving together urban tracks from Africa to Europe and back again. Connecting luminaries like Caron Wheeler to Ladysmith Black Mambazo was never going to be easy, but each song effortlessly flows into the other.

The compilation is a highly considered combination of up and coming Nu-Soul stars like Natalie Williams (UK) to established acts such as South Africa's Afropop legend -Yvonne Chaka Chaka. It moves from intelligent Hip-Hop (Killa Benz with Jeffrey Darnell) to African Jazz (Goldfish) with ease. Enough recognisable names and surprisingly pleasant introductions make this 2cd set a listening pleasure.

Real Earth breaks new ground, and word of mouth alone will ensure sales by the bucketload.